[NewMusic] John Zorn gives out the comps but bans reviews

[David Slusser]

On Mar 5, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Sarah - 21 Grand wrote:
> I'm just trying to elicit clarification here ... so, if a writer  
> previews
> one's work, in a welcoming and intelligent way, of course, which  
> aids in
> marketing said event, then that is ok, but merely writing a review  
> of the
> performance is not as welcome? I'm not an expert in the ways of  
> newspapers
> and magazines, but this seems to be an editorial decision, rather  
> than one
> the writer is in total control of.
>
> Of course that still bypasses the issue of "what's the point of  
> concert
> reviews" ... apart from use in future marketing efforts.

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